Both Wallingford Public Schools and Choate Rosemary Hall are focusing on solar energy. Two major projects are in the works, both of which make ecological sense.
Nurses at MidState in Meriden are going to picket in order to keep the public informed of ongoing negotiations. It should be noted that this is not a strike and that placards are being toted not on official time.
The bids for remediation and demolition work on Factory H in downtown Meriden came in low. Since approval is expected as soon as possible, this old factory may at long last be gone by early next year.
Food service workers in Wallingford public schools are receiving a 1 percent wage hike in the contract agreed upon by Town Councilors this week. While it’s hard time to extract any wage concessions from taxpayers, one might admit that food service workers, especially part-timers, are among those who might most need modest increases.
1,200 trumpeters is the goal on Fontana Field, Southington for next April. Registering trumpeters will help the Connecticut Music Educators Association and the Mill Foundation – and also break the record for trumpet bands recorded in Guinness.
Cheshire voters have a ballot measure to address approving sewage treatment plant repairs. There seems to be an open question of whether and how much the state government will contribute, which is a reasonable question indeed.
The trial of Staff Sgt. Frank Wuterich of Meriden is still pending, as was noted in a nasty exchange between candidates recently. Lawyers say that justice delayed is justice denied.
Hyper-parents, the over-scheduling kind, are right up there with helicopter parents when it comes to difficulties for kids to overcome (and we all do both to some degree). They’re the subject of a presentation Thursday in Southington at Youth Services.
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